F2F Class Notes 15th August (Raph)

Q: How was your weekend?
A: It was _______.
E.g.: good, great, bad, not too bad, boring, etc.

Animation (n): 1- the technique of either photographing successive drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an illusion of movement when the movie is shown as a sequence or creating similar effects on the computer. 2- the state of being full of life or vigor; liveliness.
E.g.: They used 3D animation to make their presentation easier to understand.

Animated Movie (n): 1- a movie in which characters and scenes are created using animation techniques, instead of real live actors and locations.
E.g.: The Lion King is considered one of the best animated movies of all time.

Cartoon (n): 1- a simple drawing showing the features of its subjects in a humorously exaggerated way, especially a satirical one in a newspaper or magazine.
E.g.: The kids are watching cartoons on the television.

Noun: a name of a thing, a place, an animal or a person
E.g.: bag, man, wall, Max, Raph, computer, hands, earphones, coffee, Shanghai, etc..

Pronoun: a word that is used instead of a noun.
E.g.: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, his, hers, them, etc..

Verb: a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
E.g.: to take, to go, to do, to be, to dance, to sing, to talk, to speak, to drink, to die, etc..

Continuous Tenses are used when you want to talk about an action that, at some point in time (past, present or future), has already started but hasn’t been finished yet:
1- Present Continuous Tense:
Pronoun + verb to be in the present + another verb with ing.
E.g.: Q: What are you doing?
           A: I am studying English.

2- Past Continuous Tense
Pronoun + verb to be in the past + another verb with ing
E.g.: Q: What were you doing yesterday at 8PM?
          A: I was eating dinner.

3- Future Continous Tense
Pronoun + verb to be in the future + verb with ing
E.g.: Q: What will you be doing tomorrow at 3PM?
          A: I will be having a dance class.
I am going to be having a dance class.